Sunday, March 30, 2008

I came across this recipe on Nicole’s wonderful blog- Pinch My Salt and decided that this was something that had to be tried out immediately. It looked so very appealing. And for once I had all the required ingredients at home!

I made a couple of changes to the original recipe. I cut down on the amount of butter used, increased the amount of yogurt, substituted the granulated sugar with equal amounts of brown and regular sugar and also threw some raisins into the batter.

The results were pretty impressive, if I may say so myself. The batter turned out to be enough for almost 2 loaves so that’s what I ended up doing- baking 2 loaves.They turned out really well. They were moist, sweet, soft and spongy- just the way I like it.

In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add eggs, beat well.Add the yogurt, orange juice and orange extract. Mix well.

Mix the dry ingredients well and combine with the wet ingredients. Add the raisins and mix into the batter. Pour into greased loaf pans.

Bake for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. (Check after 35 minutes or so. I found that the top had started to brown while the rest of the loaf needed some more time. Cover loosely with foil at this stage.)

Cool the loaves. Poke a couple of holes on the surface of the bread. Drizzle the glaze and spread all over.

This is a really good bread/cake to have along with a hot cup of tea or even as an after-dinner treat when you are craving something sweet. We simply loved it and I am definitely going to make this again and again.

TBC, i know what you mean when you say that no matter how much you cook, the besan feels raw.You dont need to roast the besan separately. However, the secret to cooking it completely is to use a lot of oil in the first place and secondly keep a steel plate with some water and a weight on it and let the vegetable-besan mixture cook for 5-10 minutes. Remove, stir(if it sticks to the bottom, its ok, let it turn kind of brown and crispy) and again repeat the same process for 2 more times. That should cook the besan well. Hope this helps.

Lisa- yeah, there are some recipes that make u wanna drop everything you're doing and get to it right away.:-)

Nick- welcome!I've never tried baking with yogurt before, though I have used buttermilk. I was very happy witht the way things turned out.

LG- thank you for thinking of me.:)

Ramya- welcome to my blog.Thanks for stpping by!

Sra- ummm...u had an orange for BF...that IS so similar to having orange bread. Why did I not eat an orange instead of putting in so much effort!:-( ;-)

Hima- what are you waiting for? Let us see it.:-)Hope you are doing well.

Vaishali- it was really good! Both the loaves were gone in no time.:-)I would love to see what the vegan version looks like. Do post your recipe when you can.:-)

Priyanka- thank you very much for those tips. I will try doing something along the lines of your 2nd tip. It's for steaming the mix, right? I just cannot bring myself to use more than 1-2(max) Tbsp oil during cooking. I guess it is alright to do it once in a while though.Thanks again!:-)

Kalai- thanks, if you do, do let me know how it turns out for you.

Miri- welcome to my blog:-)

Uma- and why can't you? You dish out such fabulous creations almost effortlessly Baking should be a piece of cake!;-). Give it a shot.:-)

Mallika- I've never used yogurt like this before. I was surprised at how soft and moist the cake was.:-)

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